Land Use

PLUZ Committee Moves Parking Reform

On Wednesday, the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee passed parking reform legislation for Seattle. The legislation would making significant changes to parking policy...

This Small Wallingford Apartment Building Is Fine-Grained Urbanism at Its Finest

Alchemy's proposal for 40 small efficiency apartments in Wallingford could get the green light at its Design Review Recommendation meeting on Monday. As tenants...

Mall Owner Proposes Northgate Redevelopment Finally

From its inception, Northgate Mall has been a beachhead of autocentric suburbia within Seattle's urban landscape. So it came as a surprise and joy...

City Council Gets First Look at Draft Amendments to Parking Reform Legislation

On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council met to discuss possible amendments to proposed parking reform legislation. Councilmembers and City staff walked through an extensive...

Frequent Transit Nodes and What They Mean for Urban Village Expansions

Ten urban villages' boundaries are expanding in the latest batch of Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) rezones, but by the city's own logic...

Activists Rally for Big Solutions to Seattle’s Housing Gap

Council Chambers were packed Tuesday evening as housing advocates rallied for solutions to Seattle's affordability crisis. The  "Housing Gap" meeting called by Councilmember Teresa...

City Releases Draft Design Guidelines Changes for South Lake Union

Last week, the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development released draft changes for the South Lake Union design guidelines. That guidelines have been...

City Council Approves Rezone in the Westlake Neighborhood

Yesterday, the Seattle City Council approved a contract rezone in the Westlake neighborhood paving the way for a new mixed-use project break ground in the...